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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Roger Federer attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Roger Federer attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)
Roger Federer is unstoppable. After attending continuous events one by one, the former tennis legend is in no mood to relax. A few days ago, he attended the multi-millionaire Met Gala. But after the glamorous event, he returned to do some serious business. Yes, after relaxing, it’s time to get down to business since the Swiss maestro is in South Africa closing some significant deals for his foundation.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has his own foundation, which provides good education to a lot of children in Switzerland and South Africa. It’s been almost 20 years since the former tennis player started the foundation, which is working continuously for the welfare of the people.
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Roger Federer attends an RF Foundation event
Exactly 15 days after attending the Met Gala, the former world number one is currently in South Africa working for his foundation. There, the Roger Federer Foundation is providing early education to the kids in Lesotho. The foundation is working towards the cause since 2021, with a connection to the Global Partnership for Education.
The @rogerfedererfdn is investing in early childhood education in #Lesotho since 2021 and leveraging additional resources from @GPforEducation supported globally by the EU – as @rogerfederer quoted 'It takes a village…' -PA #Lstwitter pic.twitter.com/5pm6cxnPVU
— EU in Lesotho 🇪🇺 (@EUinLesotho) May 15, 2023
The official account of the delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Lesotho also shared the news. The account shared a picture of the 41-year-old tennis player giving a speech at a meeting he attended on behalf of his foundation.
The RF Foundation is making every effort to improve Lesotho’s educational system. Unfortunately, the nation continues to struggle with significant issues related to low educational levels, dropout rates, and educational quality. For the past few years, the foundation in question has been striving to guarantee that children in Lesotho have equitable and proper access to high-quality early childhood development. This, in turn, will benefit both them and the country in the long run.
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Additionally, the foundation formed a significant collaboration in 2021 to advance education in South Africa.
Federer previously made an educational collab in South Africa
The partnership with Educate A Child was first announced by the 20-time Grand Slam champion two years prior. Additionally, he helped 20,000 kids get a head start in school together with Her Highness, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar, who founded the Educate A Child program to ensure the children there have a better future.
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However, the foundation and the Educate A Child initiative are concentrating on providing 30 schools in South Africa with high-quality early education. The 41-year-old tennis player has always supported education, and even now, after retiring, he keeps striving to enhance the next generation’s education.
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